Gowanus Expressway
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The Gowanus Expressway is a major elevated highway in Brooklyn, New York City, that carries a segment of Interstate 278 and serves as a key connector between the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gowanus Expressway canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated highway
ⓘ
expressway ⓘ segment of Interstate 278 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Belt Parkway
ⓘ
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ⓘ Prospect Expressway ⓘ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Gowanus Canal vicinity ⓘ |
| elevatedOver | Third Avenue, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsCorridorBetween | Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
eastbound
ⓘ
westbound ⓘ |
| hasExitTo |
39th Street (Brooklyn)
ⓘ
65th Street (Brooklyn) ⓘ 92nd Street ⓘ
surface form:
92nd Street (Brooklyn)
|
| hasLanes | 6 lanes (typical configuration) ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | I-278 ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typically 50 mph (posted, subject to change) ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | steel viaduct ⓘ |
| isMajorTruckRoute | yes ⓘ |
| isTollRoad | no (toll applies only on Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge) ⓘ |
| isUrbanHighway | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy traffic congestion
ⓘ
structural deterioration concerns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gowanus Canal
ⓘ
Gowanus ⓘ
surface form:
Gowanus neighborhood
|
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn)
ⓘ
Third Avenue (Brooklyn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 278
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City freeway system ⓘ primary route between Staten Island and Brooklyn ⓘ regional connector between Staten Island and Queens ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Industry City
ⓘ
Red Hook ⓘ
surface form:
Red Hook, Brooklyn
|
| passesThrough |
Bay Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Gowanus ⓘ
surface form:
Gowanus, Brooklyn
Sunset Park ⓘ
surface form:
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
|
| subjectOf | proposals for replacement or tunneling ⓘ |
| terminusEast | merge with Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near the Gowanus Canal ⓘ |
| terminusWest | approach to Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwestern Brooklyn